Loiding
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| − | ''' | + | '''Loiding''' is the use of a flat object such as a credit card to shim spring-latch locks on doors. It is a form of [[bypass]]. The flat object is slid between the latch and strike plate and used to retract the latch. |
Modern spring-latch doors use a deadlatch or dead locking plunger to prevent loiding. | Modern spring-latch doors use a deadlatch or dead locking plunger to prevent loiding. | ||
Revision as of 12:02, 29 December 2010
Loiding
Loiding is the use of a flat object such as a credit card to shim spring-latch locks on doors. It is a form of bypass. The flat object is slid between the latch and strike plate and used to retract the latch.
Modern spring-latch doors use a deadlatch or dead locking plunger to prevent loiding.
